Floris about this shoe:

“Elegant shoes, right?! I’ve developed a new theory on elegance. If we are completely honest, elegance doesn’t have much to do with the way one dresses but with the way you carry oneself. I gave this some more thought the other day while I was fiddling around with Einstein’s theory of relativity and all of a sudden it hit me: E = MC2 stands for Elegance = Manners x Charisma2. There you go…. But back to the shoes! The manufacturing of material combinations as we have done for these shoes requires precision work. It is kind of like the anchovies on a pizza napolitana: Striking the right balance is soooo important. Of all the work that we are doing to launch a new collection within half a year, this is usually the last step we undertake. By then, we have delved so deeply into new leather types and colours that we can figure out the best combinations with our eyes closed. We’ve tried to keep the number of variations compact but in the end, we didn’t really succeed. Therefore: Choose wisely! In the meantime, I’ll ponder some more about elegance… and will get back to you on this!”

Van Bommel shoemaking is still a matter of craftsmanship and we continuously strive to create the best fit possible. But it is also this very aspiration which can make it more difficult to determine your right shoe size. Below you will find a size conversion chart detailing European sizes in centimetres and how these numbers translate into UK sizes for you to easily determine your size.

EU size

Length in cm

Exact UK size

Recommended UK size

38

25,3

4,9

5

38½

25,7

5,3

5,5

39

26,0

5,7

6

39½

26,3

6,1

6

40

26,7

6,5

6,5

40½

27,0

6,9

7

41

27,3

7,3

7,5

41½

27,7

7,7

8

42

28,0

8,1

8

42½

28,3

8,5

8,5

43

28,7

8,9

9

43½

29,0

9,3

9,5

44

29,3

9,6

9,5

44½

29,7

10,0

10

45

30,0

10,4

10,5

45½

30,3

10,8

11

46

30,7

11,2

11,5

46½

31,0

11,6

11,5

47

31,3

12,0

12

47½

31,7

12,4

12,5

48

32,0

12,8

13

48½

32,3

13,2

13,5

49

32,7

13,6

13,5

Product information

Elegant lace shoe

Cognac-coloured calf's leather

The lace flap is finished with a lizard print made of leather

The heel cap is made of dark blue leather finished with a snake print

Around the lace flap and heel the shoe is finished with brogue perforations